Director of Purchasing - The Lignum Group : Job Details
Director of Purchasing
The Lignum GroupJob Location : New York,NY, USA
Posted on :
2025-02-06T15:28:12Z
Job Description :
General Descriptions:Lead, develop and manage the sourcing and materials functions to create a top-level purchasing operation for the organization. Establish purchasing controls with initial purchases for MRO and buyouts and then expand procurement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create long-term plans to procure goods and services that support the organization's needs, taking into account budget constraints, quality requirements, and market trends.
- Anticipate future procurement needs based on company goals, production schedules, and other factors.
- Develop a team to handle the planning and purchasing functions.
- Manage and build upon the current team and augment to handle more.
- Develop improved purchasing policies, procedures, and practices.
- Lead, develop, define, and implement purchasing strategies for direct and indirect materials to improve deliveries/availability, improve quality, and reduce overall costs.
- Develop and execute purchasing policies and procedures to standardize purchasing activity.
- Conduct performance reviews, set goals for the team, and ensure that employees adhere to company policies and procedures.
- Develop and maintain the purchasing budget to ensure that the company stays within financial limits.
- Monitor Spending - Ensure that purchasing decisions are cost-effective and contribute to the organization's profitability.
- Track and Report on Key Metrics: Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) like cost savings, supplier performance, and purchasing cycle times.
- Provide Regular Updates: Report purchasing activities, progress on cost-saving initiatives, and any supply chain challenges to senior management.
- Present plan and roadmap. Get buy-in from key stakeholders.
- Work with existing suppliers to negotiate and secure favorable terms, including pricing, delivery schedules, and payment terms.
- Identify and evaluate potential suppliers based on quality, cost, reliability, and ethical standards.
- Proactively resolve internal customer-related needs and offer proactive solutions.
- Cultivate strong relationships with suppliers to ensure continuity of supply and to resolve any issues that may arise.
- Work with other departments to effectively implement new workflows and processes as needed to improve overall internal and external efficiencies.
- Cost Reduction - Look for ways to reduce costs through vendor negotiations, process improvements, and volume purchasing.
- Develop in-depth knowledge of key materials, market suppliers, and cost infrastructure.
- Become an active partner with Manufacturing Operations.
- Develop key production outsourcing initiatives as required.
- Aggressive cost management to forecast market influences.
- Effectively build relationships amongst all departments and site locations to execute purchasing needs.
- Responsible for receiving the priority dates from the Production Planners and the Project Managers.
- Discuss defective or unacceptable new goods or services with users, suppliers, and the QA/QC Department to determine the cause of the problem and take corrective and preventative action.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree and/or Master's degree a plus.
- Minimum of 10 years+ of experience in a senior purchasing leadership role in a related industry.
- Experience with purchasing for $100m+ spend.
- Window industry purchasing required.
- Computer Skills: Use of a Purchasing/ERP system, (SAGE a major plus), MAS and significant experience using Microsoft Excel, Share Point, Ariba and other office tools.
- Position requires superior oral and written communication and comprehension skills.
- Must be able to handle complaints, settle disputes, resolve conflicts, or otherwise negotiate with others.
- Must be able to communicate with others outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, and other external sources.
- Able to provide information to supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates.
- Able to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintain them over time.
- Ability to occasionally travel to the Supplier locations to assess facilities and ensure they meet company standards and capabilities.
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